N.S. wins twice to even record at 3-3

Nova Scotia climbed back to .500 at the Canadian mixed curling championships in Ottawa with a pair of wins on Tuesday.

Rob Harris’s Mayflower team, which entered the day at 1-3, defeated British Columbia 6-4 in the morning draw and upended Ontario 7-6 in 11 ends in the afternoon to even its record at 3-3.

Harris, with Mary Mattatall, Cameron MacKenzie and Katarina Hakansson, stole one in the fifth end against B.C. They countered a B.C. deuce in the sixth with two of his own in the seventh to pull away.

Against Ontario, the Bluenoses allowed three in the ninth to fall behind 6-4. But Harris’s rink responded with two in the 10th and then stole one in the 11th for the victory.

Nova Scotia is tied with Northern Ontario with games remaining later Tuesday evening. They are back in action this afternoon against P.E.I. and this evening versus New Brunswick.

Alberta and Quebec are each at 5-1, followed by Saskatchewan and New Brunswick at 4-1. Ontario is 3-2.

Round-robin games continue until Friday morning. The first-place team advances directly to the final on Saturday while the second and third-place teams play in a semifinal Friday evening to determine the other finalist.